Ling Tosite Sigure
Ling Tosite Sigure are a Japanese rock trio, formed in Saitama Prefecture in 2002. The band's style resembles post-hardcore, progressive rock, and math rock, often incorporating rapid changes of tempo and mood framed in complex guitar melodies and technical drumming. They utilize both male and female vocals ranging from soft singing to loud wails and screams.
Biography
Ling Tosite Sigure was formed in 2002 in Saitama, Japan. TK and 345 started first with NodaMEN then Pierre Nakano joined shortly, replacing Noda. The band released several demos before starting their own label, Nakano Records, and releasing their debut album #4. Their second album Inspiration is DEAD was released on August 22, 2007, following an EP Feeling Your UFO the previous year, giving the band increased popularity and exposure throughout Japan. They appeared in the Countdown music festival in 2007 and continued to tour on a regular basis.On April 23, 2008, the band released their first single "Telecastic fake show", which charted in the Oricon Top 20. In July they participated in the Fuji Rock Festival and in August the Rising Sun Rock Festival. In December 2008, Ling Tosite Sigure released the single "moment A rhythm", after signing to major label Sony Music. The single included an art book consisting of Kitajima's photography.
Their third album, Just a Moment, was released on May 15, 2009, from which "JPOP Xfile" was featured on Space Shower TV. In August they performed at the Summer Sonic Festival and toured throughout Japan. In 2010, the band performed a massive nationwide tour, "I Was Music", culminating at the high-profile Saitama Super Arena venue in the band's home city. In May, they traveled to England and played their first international shows in London and Brighton before returning to the studio to record new material.
The band released their fourth album Still a Sigure Virgin? on September 22, 2010. They went on their "Virgin Killer" tour from late October to early December. The first music video from the album, "I Was Music", aired on September 14. In 2011, the band continued to tour as TK released a film and photo book and Nakano released an instructional drum DVD.
On November 14, 2012, they released single titled "Abnormalize". The title song was used for the opening of the anime series Psycho-Pass. The song was performed on Music Station.
The band's 5th studio album I'mperfect was released on April 10, 2013. The band signed to specialized European record label JPU Records in June 2013 and released I'mperfect all across Europe.
The band released the single "Enigmatic Feeling" on November 5, 2014. The title song was used for the opening of the anime series Psycho-Pass 2.
On January 14, 2015, the band released another single, "Who What Who What", and their first compilation album Best of Tornado. Unlike their other singles, "Who What Who What" only contained one song, which was used for the anime movie Psycho-Pass: The Movie. The song was performed on Music Station. Best of Tornado featured remixed and remastered editions of their previous songs. There were 3 different releases of the album: the regular version, featuring one disc; the Tornado Edition, which contained 2 discs, the second having 11 music videos, and the Hyper Tornado Edition which contained 3 discs, the third being several demo tapes and audio of their live performances.
An EP titled Es or S was released on September 2, 2015. The limited edition featured a 7-inch LP, A-side playing "SOSOS" and the B-side being "Mirror Frustration".
On August 23, 2017, the band released the single "DIE meets HARD". The single featured a song made in collaboration with Koji Nakamura. The Limited Edition came with 2 discs; one containing 3 songs and the other containing their "DIE meets HARD" music video and a 15-minute podcast between the 3 members. A 1-minute edit of the song was used as the opening for the drama series Shimokitazawa DIE HARD.
On November 17, 2017, the band's 6th studio album #5 was announced with a February 14, 2018, release date. This was the band's first album release in roughly 5 years. The limited-edition came with a DVD containing music videos for "Chocolate Passion" and "#5", as well as a second installment of DIE HARD radio, which once again featured a podcast between the three members. In addition, a nationwide tour was announced to accompany the album, starting March 3 at Kanazawa EIGHT HALL, and lasting 12 total performances.
On April 18, 2019, the band released their new song "laser beamer" digitally. The song was written for the first ever stage adaptation of the anime series Psycho-Pass entitled Psycho-Pass: Virtue and Vice.
On July 3, 2019, the band digitally released the single titled "Neighbormind / laser beamer" from which "Neighbormind" was later used as the main theme for the Japanese dub of the film Spider-Man: Far From Home.
Almost exactly 15 years after the release of [Number 4 (album)|#4] the band decided to release a remastered version on November 11, 2020, titled #4 -Retornado-.
The band released a new single Perfake Perfect on January 20, 2021. The title's song was used as theme song of the second stage adaptation Psycho-Pass: Virtue and Vice 2 from the Psycho-Pass anime series. Few days before, on January 18, 2021, the Perfake Perfect Tour took its first place in KT Zepp Yokohama.
On May 11, 2022, the band released the new digital single "Tatsumaite senno " to celebrate their 20th anniversary.
On Sep 21st, "Marvelous Persona" was chosen as the opening theme for Line News Vision drama series, Joge Kankei.
On Nov 11th, Sigure announced their work-in-progress seventh studio album Last Aurorally, along with a promotional tour titled Aurora Is Mine. The album released on April 12, 2023.
On July 1, 2023, The band announced the concert of Tornado Anniversary 2023 〜15m12cm〜 to celebrate 15th year of their major debut single, moment A rhythm on December 8, 2023.
On April 24, 2024, the band made an announcement in celebration of Pierre Nakano joining Ling Tosite Sigure in 2004. They have decided to hold four concert tours, starting at Zepp Osaka Bayside, followed by Haneda and DiverCity, and ending at Zepp Nagoya.
Band members
;Current members- Tōru "TK" Kitajima – guitar, vocals
- Miyoko "345" Nakamura – bass guitar, vocals
- Masatoshi "Pierre" Nakano – drums
- Noda MEN – drums
Music videos
| Year | Song | Director |
| 2005 | "Sadistic Summer" | |
| 2006 | "想像のSecurity" | Hideaki Fukui |
| 2007 | "DISCO FLIGHT" | UNLUCKY YOUNGMEN |
| 2008 | "Telecastic fake show" | |
| 2009 | "secret cm" | Yusuke Kurita |
| 2009 | "JPOP Xfile" | Jika |
| 2010 | "I was music" | Daisuke Shimada |
| 2010 | "illusion is mine" | Yasunori Kakegawa |
| 2012 | "abnormalize" | Masakazu Fukatsu |
| 2013 | "Beautiful Circus " | Masakazu Fukatsu |
| 2013 | "Metamorphose" | Masakazu Fukatsu |
| 2014 | "Enigmatic Feeling" | Masakazu Fukatsu |
| 2015 | "Who What Who What" | rowspan="2" |
| 2015 | "SOSOS" | - |
| 2017 | "DIE meets HARD" | Ikuma Ara |
| 2018 | "Chocolate Passion" | maxilla |
| 2018 | "#5" | |
| 2019 | "Laser Beamer" | Shuichi Banba |
| 2019 | "Neighbormind" | Masakazu Fukatsu |
| 2021 | "Perfake Perfect" | Junta Yamaguchi |
| 2022 | "Tatsumaite senno " | Masaki Watanabe |
| 2022 | "Marvelous Persona" | shuntaro |
| 2023 | "alexithymiaspare " | Ikuma Ara |
| 2023 | "Kodoku no Saibou" | shuntaro |
| 2024 | "Trrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrue Lies" | Yousuke Asada |
| 2025 | "Loo% Who%" | Takuya Oyama |
Tours and concerts
Tours
200440 Days Video TOURSadistic Summer TOUR 20042005Simple is DEAD 2005Give me Your "TURBO" TOUR 2005
20063454123TOUR2006凛として時雨 TOUR～EXOTIC SUMMER FEELING 2006ONEMAN TOUR "Pegasus"
2007ONEMAN TOUR 2007 My Name is DEADONEMAN TOUR 2007 DYNAMITE SEXY SUMMERRecord TOUR 2007 NAKANO Inspiration
2008ONEMAN TOUR 2008 FIGHTING GONEMAN TOUR 2008 P-RHYTHM AUTUMN
2009TOUR 2009 "last A moment"TOUR 2009 "Tornado Z"
2010TOUR 2010 "I was music"凛として時雨 TOUR 2010 "I was music" SUPER FINALTOUR 2010 "VIRGIN KILLER"
2011TOUR 2011 "VIRGIN KILLER SUICIDE"TOUR 2011 "αβ+1"
2013TOUR 2013 "Dear Perfect"TOUR 2013 "Dear Perfect" ONEMAN LIVE at Nippon Budokan ～10th Tornado Anniversary～
2015Hyper Tornado Tour 2015 S.O.S Tour 2015Tour 2015 Final Hyper S.O.S
2018Tour 2018 "Five for you"Tour 2018 "Five for you" ～Vacuum the Hall Edition～
2019Tour 2019 Golden Fake Thinking ～Sigure Tail EditionTour 2019 Golden Fake Thinking
2021Perfake Perfect Tour 2021
2022DEAD IS ALIVE TOUR 2022DEAD IS ALIVE TOUR 2022 ～竜巻いて延命～
2023aurora is mine tour 2023
2024
- ''凛として時雨 TOUR 2024 Pierrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrre Vibes''
Toki ni Ame
2003トキニ雨#12004トキニ雨#2トキニ雨#3トキニ雨#4トキニ雨#5
2006トキニ雨#5トキニ雨#6
2007トキニ雨#7トキニ雨#8トキニ雨#9
2008トキニ雨#10
2009トキニ雨#11トキニ雨#12
2011トキニ雨#13～Tornado Edition～
2014トキニ雨#14
2016トキニ雨#15～Hybrid Tornado Edition～
2023
- ''トキニ雨#16''
Lives
2002First Live at Ikebukuro Chop2003MUSIC LOVERS NIGHT Vol.3
2004GIANT PROUDLY PRESENTS LIVE Three Fxxkin' PiecesMOVING ON VOL.3Top Secret EveSylvanian Families Project 'yasashisa no oto# 1''Explosion comfort～Bakuon Vol．1～DOPE HITS #1oto no iro vol. 1 ~ Mushoku tōmei~WONDER MISSELE Vol.32FiVE HOLES IN THERE vol.2Shami ONEMAN Front arcLion Records Project "King's Dinner VOL.2"MUSIC LOVERS NIGHT Vol.4Local StandardWhite Planet DogShōki no sata de nai, toJUDY'S TURN TO CRY vol.28Color of Sound vol.2 ~Light Blue~AWAKENING CITYPJ Project 15th Toyoko Shonan Loud Sound Showdown!RDM Record FINALIkebukuro Chop 3MANwarp 6th anniversary
2005Azayakana kūhakuwild gun crazy presents crazy感情style-Invisible Man's Death Bed sponsored "Sway" release commemorative performance-The song of passion vol.1new sound moment vol.100MOVING ON VOL.8CRAZY!To iwanaide! Vol. 2about tess+MARZ presents swan song councilDo You Have TURBOColors seen at the edge of the void 09about-tess+MARZ presents swan song council vol.3凛として時雨 record release event "TURBO14"seven seas globeYes, i Have TURBOLook Up New vol.1
2006Oneman Live Ikebukuro ChopTōen'nochikai -vol.4- unpluggedkinboshi 5
2007MOVING ON 14FM802 "SONIC STYLE"×Pia Kansai Edition PresentsMcDonald's TOKYO REAL-EYES presents LIVE SUPERNOVA AXDXLIQUIDROOM 3rd ANNIVERSARYSnail Rail
2008TSUTAYA RECORDS presents GO OUT! vol.1小谷美沙子vs凛として時雨BTM～Monster Birthday Celebration -road to MONSTER baSHRock on ! music pioneer ～Joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness～ "Ki"Mukku shusai event en4Nipponia • NipponMONSTER BaSHSAKURAZA BREAKER PREMIUMCLUB CITTA' 20th AnniversaryMono presents RaidWorldsKINOSHITA A NIGHT Vol.16 ~fuck you! art~school~Fly Like an Eagle
2009MAXIMUM SOUND STYLE -evolving the vives of B.F.SHot Stuff 30th anniversary Special Live "out of our headsNO GIRL, NO BASSIST ~female bassist band NEXUS~New Audiogram ver.3
2011HIROSHIMA CLUB QUATTRO 10th ANNIVERSARY
2012December's Children
2014December's Children
2015the telephones presents Last Party ~We are DISCO!!!~
2019Hot Stuff Promotion 40th Anniversary9mm Parabellum Bullet~15th anniversary~ MUCC Presents Trigger In The Box supported by MAVERICK DC GROUP
202015th anniversary #4 for Extreaming Live Edition
2023Tornado Anniversary 2023 ～15m12cm～
2024SYNCHRONICITY'24 Wonder Vision BIG LOVE VOL.4
2025
- ''Tornado in Nippon Budokan''
Festivals
2006COUNTDOWN JAPAN06'072007COUNTDOWN JAPAN07'08
2008Fuji Rock Festival with Various ArtistsRising Sun Rock Festival with Various ArtistsOtodama'08Nagisa Music Festival 2008 Autumn
2009Abaraki Rock Fest.09JAPAN STREET CALLING 09Summer Sonic Festival with Various ArtistsCOUNTDOWN JAPAN09'10
2012tv asashi Dream Festival 2012
2014FM802 ROCK FESTIVAL RADIO CRAZY 2014
2015Lunatic FestAnniversary 10days 2015 PPPPPPPPPP「Perfume FES!! 2015 ～三人祭～」tv asashi Dream Festival 2015
2016Viva La Rock 2016
2017COUNTDOWN JAPAN 17'18
2018Viva La Rock 2018Summer Sonictv asashi Dream Festival 2018
2019Dead Pop Festival
2021LOVE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2021
2023VIVA LA ROCK 2023PSYCHO-FES 10th ANNIVERSARY
- FM802 ROCK FESTIVAL RADIO CRAZY 2023
- TOKYO ISLAND 2024
- Hanbredders Autumn Goo-pan Festival Z 2024
- ''VIVA LA ROCK 2025''
Other's Tours
2005pigstar Record TOUR20052006NOHSHA HAISUI TOURButterfly Effect Tour
2010The Smashing Pumpkins Extra Show with Ling tosite Sigure and 9mm Parabellum Bullet as supporting actsAnomaly TOUR2010
2024CROSSFAITH DEPARTURE TOUR 2024
2025
- ''Petit Brabancon CROSS COUNTER -02-''
Overseas
2010The Great Escape Festival in UK with Various Artists2011rock'in Taichung 2011
2013Dear Perfect - Taipei
2015Japan Night in UK with Various Artists
2018Five for You – Beijing
2025
- ''凛として時雨 TOUR 2025 TATSUMAKI-SENPU Tour in CHINA''